Model Comparison
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
vs. Tri-21B-Think
Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Alibaba, Trillion Labs
Recommended Pick
Tr Tri-21B-Think 8 metric wins Strongest on: Input price, Output price, TTFT
Lowest Price
Tri-21B-Think
$0.00/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
36.1 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
19.4 coding index
Composite Indices
Higher is better; speed and price are normalized
Standard Benchmarks
Only benchmarks with data are shown
Differences That Matter
Price gap
Tri-21B-Think is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct.
Reasoning gap
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct leads Tri-21B-Think by 7.8 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct leads Tri-21B-Think by 13.1 points on coding.
Top-pick rationale
Tri-21B-Think wins 8 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, TTFT, Latency.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Alibaba
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Tri-21B-Think
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Al Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Top Pick Tr Tri-21B-Think |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.19/1M | $0.00/1M |
| Output Cost | $0.84/1M | $0.00/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.35/1M | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Alibaba | Trillion Labs |
| Release Date | Jul 31, 2025 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 110.9 tok/s | — |
| TTFT | 1475ms | — |
| Latency | 1475ms | — |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 100.0 | — |
| Reasoning Score | 36.1 | 28.3 |
| Intelligence | 20.0 | 18.6 |
| Coding | 19.4 | 6.3 |
| Math | 29.0 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 51.6% | 60.1% |
| MMLU Pro | 70.6% | — |
| HLE | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| LiveCodeBench | 40.3% | — |
| MATH 500 | 89.3% | — |
| AIME 2025 | 29.0% | — |
| AIME (Original) | 29.7% | — |
| SciCode | 27.8% | 17.4% |
| LCR | 29.0% | 11.0% |
| IFBench | 32.7% | 54.6% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 34.5% | 81.0% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 15.2% | 0.8% |
Key Takeaways
Tri-21B-Think offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 36.1 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct reaches a 19.4 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.
All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.
When to Choose Each Model
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
Tri-21B-Think
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
